[Solved] How to Add IDM Extension to Chrome (Repair IDM Integration with Chrome)

Internet Download Manager aka IDM is a piece of software that helps you manage your downloads. For those who didn’t know, IDM makes your life easier. There are tons of features which we wish we had in our web browsers.

Today we are going to see how to repair IDM integration with Chrome by adding the IDM extension to Chrome. IDM integrates well with almost all modern web browsers. But there may be issues with the integration with IDM and the browser at times. This means that the downloads are not captured automatically by IDM and instead downloads will be handled by the browser itself.

Internet Download Manager aka IDM

It is the best download manager that you can find for your computer. IDM is a paid software, but it is absolutely worth the amount you pay. You can get a year subscription for $12 which is a really good deal. There are tons of features that helps you better manage downloads.

Above all the features, people use IDM for its speed. Downloads in IDM are faster compared to the downloads form your browser. The reason being, IDM splits the file into different parts and downloads them separately and then combines it at the end. IDM calls the server multiple times and downloads are made in parallel speeding up the downloads.

Another great feature is the support for resume able downloads. You can easily pause and resume downloads. In a web browser, take chrome for example If we pause a download and then exit the browser, the downloads are cancelled. That is not the case with IDM, it saves all the progress. You can pause the downloads and resume it even after restarting the computer.

I have to talk about one more feature – Refreshing download links. If the link of a download expired, you can simple refresh the download address and resume the downloads. There are certain times when the link gets expired especially with certain download sites, in such cases you can simply refresh the download address can continue with the download.

IDM Extension for Chrome

IDM integrates with Chrome using an Extension called IDM Integration Module. The extension is the bridge between IDM application and the web browser. The extension is what helps IDM capture the downloads from the web browser.

If the IDM integration with the browser is corrupt, IDM will not be able to capture the downloads. In such cases we need to fix the integration so that IDM can work properly.

Sometimes fake extensions or malware injected extensions can cause Google Chrome to Stop Working. So always be cautious when you are installing new software on your computer. Only install from Official and reliable sources.

How to Fix IDM Integration with Chrome

If the IDM extension is missing from the browser or If the integration is corrupt, IDM will not work properly. IDM will show a small Download widget over videos or music and lets you download videos and music from websites. If this widget is not showing, this might be due to the missing extension.

This is how you can fix IDM extension integration with Google Chrome.

First let’s check if the extension is present or not.

Open Google Chrome.

Click on the 3 dotted Menu > More Tools > Extensions or type in chrome://extensions/ in address bar.

Check if you can see the IDM Integration Module extension.

Check if the extension is Enabled or Disabled.

If the extension is not enabled, just enable the extension and restart Chrome. Try downloading some file and see if IDM was able to capture the download or not?

Disclaimer: There are tons of fake IDM Integration Modules in Google Chrome Web Store. Stay away from those. The above mentioned is the Official listing for IDM integration Module.

Once that’s done, Restart the browser and you will be able to download files using IDM.

Also Make sure the settings in IDM is also correct.

Open IDM and Go to Downloads > Options.

Under General, make sure Advanced Browser Integration is checked.

Also Check Google Chrome from the list of web browsers if it’s not already checked.

Final Thoughts

I hope this post have been helpful to you guys. If you ever come across this issue where Internet Download Manager fails to capture downloads from your browser, you can simply do the above steps to check whether the IDM extension is installed or not.

By the way if you are interested in getting a download manager, you can buy Internet Download Manager for $12 for a year. Its the best download manager you can get.

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